An "aggressive" shark rattled a local man riding his Sea Doo in the waters along the Florida Panhandle—even circling him—as seen in a viral video posted on Sunday.
According to Andrew Cady's Facebook video, the incident was off the coast of Grayton Beach in Walton County, Florida. Cady said in his post, "Aggressive bull shark off the coast of Grayton Beach rams my jet ski multiple times. #30a #shark #sharkattack"
The video has garnered over 1,000 comments and more than 1,000 shares as of Wednesday night. In an additional comment under the video, Cady added that he called the Walton County Sheriff's Office, saying the shark scare occurred about 100 feet from swimmers.
Newsweek has reached out to Cady via Facebook and the South Walton Fire District via email on Wednesday night.
In Cady's video, a shark can be seen swimming alongside the watercraft and heading directly toward it, turning and splashing. At the end of the video, the shark jumps out of the water.
Cady told Inside Edition, "It is a little unnerving to see that aggressive [of] a bull shark within a few days of having three people attacked in a single day," Cady said, while adding, "It literally launched itself out of the water towards the back end of my jet ski."
Walton County was rocked on Friday with multiple shark attacks that prompted county officials to close access to the ocean waters.
The first attack occurred in Watersound Beach around 1:20 p.m. Friday. Elisabeth Foley, 45, was attacked, suffering "significant trauma" to her midsection along with an amputation of her lower left arm. According to South Walton Fire District Chief Ryan Crawford, she was listed in critical condition that day.
Foley's husband said on Sunday that she was "hanging in there and has a super positive attitude," according to local media outlet WTVR.
The second attack on Sunday involved two teenage girls swimming in waist-deep water near Seacrest Beach around 2:56 p.m. Lulu Gribbin, 15, suffered "significant" injuries to her upper and lower extremities and was also transported to a trauma hospital in "critical condition," Crawford said. The second victim in this attack suffered flesh wounds to the right-side lower extremity, and was listed in stable condition on Friday, Crawford said.
In an update on the website CaringBridge on Sunday, Lulu's mother, Ann Blair Gribbin, said in part, "the shark had bitten off Lulu's left hand and that they had to amputate her right leg halfway up from her knee to her hip."
Lulu's mother continued: "She also had lost 2/3 of the blood in her body. Of course, no one wants that for your child but she is alive ... Saturday Lulu did not have surgery like we expected and her vitals were exactly what the team of doctors and nurses wanted. She did so well that they ended up taking the tube out of her throat and she was breathing on her own. This was a first big step. Once she was settled her first words to us were 'I made it.' And boy she did."
On Saturday the Walton County Sheriff's Office posted on Facebook that authorities were monitoring the area after the attacks: "Beach Marine Unit is monitoring the shoreline and the beaches today following yesterday's incidents involving sharks in Walton County."
The sheriff's office continued: "Deputies spotted a 14-foot hammerhead east of South County Highway 395 in Santa Rosa Beach this morning from the boat—which is NOT uncommon. We want to reiterate that sharks are always present in the Gulf. Swimmers and beachgoers should be cautious when swimming and stay aware of their surroundings."
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